Disclaimer:
*** IF YOU WANT TO FOLLOW MY HOW-TO MAKE SURE YOURE FOLLOWING IT TO THE WORD ***
I know that this application works. I have been using / testing it for long time before I wrote this howto.
If its not working for you let me know but expect that the first question always will be "Did you do exactly what I wrote?"
Sometimes the applications can be problematic. When I am writing a howto it means 3 things:
1) I am using this application myself for a longer period of time.
2) I am recommending it to You as something that works under the condition of following my exact directions.
3) I got rid of the problems by using workarounds and the application works as a charm for me.
Andy
Hi Everyone!
I will try to show you how to configure CheckGmail panel tray tool so it would inform you about new mail
The things I love about checkgmail:
1. Checks your gmail account every XX seconds
2. Notifies you about new mail with
a) Sound
b) Tiny and descreet pop-up window (appears for X seconds and disappears)
c) Tray icon changes
3) Gives you direct access to your gmail accout by just clicking on the Checkgmail icon
4) Informs you about
a) How many unread mesages you have
b) Who is the sender of the message
c) Subject of the messages
d) First line of the message content
5) Its not downloading / opening any messages just informs you about them
Even tho sometimes I will use konsole window in this how-to I will explain every single step as this manual is written for the newbies mostly.
Do not be affraid of the CLI (Command Line Interface) it can make life easier... lot easier...
There are few things I assume you have done before following this how to:
1. Read forum rules and all 3 links from my signature (below this post):
2. Install pclinuxos
3. Configure internet connection
4. Fully upgrade the system
5. Setup graphical server (XWindow System)
6. Reboot
Once all those things are done follow me:
I - Installing CheckGmail:
1. Open konsole window and get root privilages:
A. Type in
su and press [ENTER]
B. Type in roots password and press [ENTER]
C. Type in
apt-get install --yes checkgmail and press [ENTER]
2. Wait till the install process is finished
3. Once you have CheckGmail installed go back to normal user mode and close konsole
A. Type in
exit and press [ENTER]
B. Close the Konsole window
EDIT by davecs -- see next post if you are playing with KDE4 at the momentII - Creating icon for CheckGmail / Autostarting CheckGmail
4. Create checkgmail shortcut icon
A. Right click on the Desktop
B. Choose Create New
C. Choose Link to Application
D. New window will come up:
a. Type in CheckGmail in the name box
b. Click on the blue gear icon
c. Type in ema in the search box and click on the email icon
d. Click on the Application tab and type in
checkgmail --no_cookies in the Command: box.
e. Click OK and notice that somewhere on the desktop your new checkgmail icon was created.
5. Autostarting CheckGmail after kde is loaded
A. Right click on the new CheckGmail icon on your desktop and choose Cut from the menu
B. Open konqueror and in the address bar type in /
C. Click on the View button in the konqueror's menu bar
D. Make sure that Show hidden files option is ticked
E. Navigate to this place /home/yourlogin/.kde/Autostart (yourlogin should be replaced with your user's login)
F. Right click inside this folder and choose Paste File from the menu
G. Notice that your CheckGmail icon from desktop was moved to the Autostart folder
H. Open konsole, type in
reboot and press [ENTER] - this will restart your computer
III - Configuring CheckGmail
5. Notice that a new icon appears in the panel tray after kde is loaded
6. Right click on this new icon and choose Preferences
7. CheckGmail Preferences will appear
8. Adjust the settings to suit your needs
A. Username : type in your gmail login
B. Password : type in your gmail password
C. Save password : tick this box
D. Language : choose your language from the list
E. Comand on tray click : /usr/bin/mozilla-firefox %u
F. Comand on new mail : play -v 0.4 /path/to/wav/file/Gmail-Notify.wav
a) play is a console media player
b) -v 0.4 is a volume of the played track
c) /path/to/wav/file/ is a path to the wav file (sound that you want to use as a gmail notification sound)
c) Gmail-Notify.wav is the music file with wav extention
G. Comand on no mail : didnt found anything that I could use in here...
H. Check GMail every : GMail will be checked for new mail every XX seconds (5, 10, 30) type any value you want
I. 24 hour clock : Tick or untick it depending on what youre used to (11 am / 11 pm or 11 and 23 o'clock)
J. Archive also marks : If you archive a message in your gmail account it wont be shown as unread
K. Custom icons : I wouldnt touch this... Can be messy
L. Show new mail pop-up : Here you can set how long a little window with a new mail info will be seen on your desktop
M. Set tray background : Change the colour of the tray icon background so it wouldnt spoil your panel with white square
9. OK the CheckGmail preferences box
10. Click on the CheckGmail icon
11. Firefox should come up and log you straight into your GMail account
12. Create new message and send it to yourself
13. Reboot your system to test the settings after startup
Hope this helps somebody someday.
Andy
